Photonics Circuit Designer

Responsibilities

• Data-driven modeling of linear photonic devices at different scales and with diverse methods
• Design and optimization of photonic circuits
• Full simulation of complex photonic circuits, including modeling of photon-pair generation through spontaneous four-wave mixing
• Schematic representation of photonic circuits
• Coordination of photonic circuits layout
• Data analysis to evaluate and understand the performance of photonic devices and circuits
• Collaboration with component design and circuit characterization teams to ensure the validation of photonic circuits

Requirements

• PhD or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or Physics
• 5 years of relevant work or academic research experience in integrated photonics
• In-depth knowledge of photonic devices, performance metrics, and testing techniques
• Extensive experience with photonic design using commercial software platforms
• Experience with integrated photonic circuit layout
• Extensive experience with Python for scientific applications and data manipulation
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using the Wolfram Language

About the Company

PsiQuantum's mission is to build the first useful quantum computers—machines capable of delivering the breakthroughs the field has long promised. Our architecture and approach is based on silicon photonics, leveraging advanced semiconductor manufacturing to build million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems.